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RE: Burn the Witch!

Comment comment by scottb on 12 August 2007

Looking at the original Hebrew, these verses actually only codemn those who practice ... evil sorcery.

Uh... you know there's no such thing as sorcery, right?

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RE: Burn the Witch! by Anonymous :: NR0

Uh... you know there's no such thing as sorcery, right?

As a Christian, I believe that it does exist and comes from Satan. But, I'm going to stay off of that point and say that you and I differ in opinion there.

However, taken outside religious faith, studies have shown that a deep-rooted belief in magic will cause the spells to have the intended effect on the victim. This psychological belief is often used to explain why things like curses, voodoo dolls, etc. actually do work--and in many cases I believe it is the truth. So, to answer your question-- even to a non-relgious person sorcery can indeed 'exist'. You don't have to be 'religious' to believe in Magic either.

Although, Anton Lavey says the opposite is true--that one who doesn't believe is more like to be affected because those who do believe will take precautions to guard against them.

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